μαντήλα

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μαντήλη (mantḗlē), μανδίλιον (mandílion), μαντίλιον (mantílion), μανδήλη (mandḗlē, “cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”), from Latin mantēle, mantēlium.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manˈdi.la/

Noun

μαντήλα • (mantíla) f (plural μαντήλες)

large mantilla or headscarf

Declension

Declension of μαντήλα

	singular	plural
nominative	μαντήλα •	μαντήλες •
genitive	μαντήλας •	—
accusative	μαντήλα •	μαντήλες •
vocative	μαντήλα •	μαντήλες •

Synonyms

γεμενί n (gemení)
τσεμπέρι n (tsempéri)
φακιόλι n (fakióli)

Related terms

μαντήλι n (mantíli, “small headscarf”)
κεφαλομάντηλο n (kefalomántilo, “Cretan headband”)

References

^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας, Athens: Ekdotike Athenon

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